Add data from GIS sources to the InfraWorks model

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PROFESSOR: So in this session, we're

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going to look at just how easy it is to enhance your model,

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and your existing conditions map in your InfraWorks,

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model by utilizing different file sources such as shape

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files, SDF, and images.

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So in InfraWorks, there's a lot of different information

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that you can add to the model whether it's

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a Civil 3D drawing, a 2D autocad drawing, Revit, LandXML,

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SketchUp.

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The three we're going to look at initially

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is going to be a Raster image.

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We're going to use SDF files, and we're

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going to use the majority of the shape files,

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because those are so relevant and can be easily found

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from county state and other resources.

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And there's a few options to bring that into your model,

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we can simply import it, we can drag and drop it such

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as we do in Civil 3D.

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We'll also explore the new ArcGIS Connector

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which allows us to connect ArcGIS online and insert data.

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Once we get that information in, we'll

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look at stlylizing and analyzing that data.

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So let's move over to our own InfraWorks model,

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and see how it's done.

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So we're here inside our InfraWorks model.

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We utilize the model builder to give us that canvas.

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That starting point for our model,

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and we want to start adding information to it.

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So when I come up to the top left,

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I'm going to choose the InfraWorks icon.

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And then I'm going to choose create and manage your model.

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And the first option you see here is data sources.

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This will show us what data sources are currently

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in the drawing.

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We can then select here to add additional data sources.

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We can add them by file, by folder,

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and you can see all the different options

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that we have to add data into our model.

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I'm going to go over to parcels here in file explorer.

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And these are just shape files, so you

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can see we have a bunch of information

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that we can put into this model.

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I'm going to select the accessor parcels,

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then I'm going to simply select the shape file drag,

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and drop it on the screen.

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And this brings up the data source configuration

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dialog box.

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We have to tell it a type, a shape file can be anything.

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It can be a road, it can be a pipe,

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it can be other utilities, it can be parcels,

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and it can be parking lots.

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It can be a handful of things here.

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So we have to first tell it what it is.

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And in this case, we chose the accessory parcels

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the tax ID parcels.

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We're going to tell it's a parcel.

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Second thing you want to do, is we have a style.

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You have to assign a style to everything

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so I'm going just select the pencil icon here and assign

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a style.

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There's a lot of pre-built styles in here.

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You can customize your materials, colors, fills,

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outline, so forth.

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We're going to use out of the box here.

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I'm going to choose a thick yellow line so that really

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displays our parcels.

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It's like that.

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I'm going to hit, OK.

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We have several tabs across the top

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here, Geolocation is going to tell us the location

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or if it has a coordinate system assigned,

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we're going to allow it just to come in that way.

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The source, we want to drape it.

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We do want to drape that across our model.

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And then if I brought in the entire county, which I did,

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I don't want the entire thing to come in.

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I want to clip it down to the extent of the model.

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So I'm going to choose clip to model extent.

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Once I'm done with, I'm going to simply select

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closing refresh at the bottom, and it's

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going to bring in that information,

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the tax ID parcels for this canvas area here.

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It's going to show kind of the surrounding boundary lines.

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And there we are we now know the property lines or the boundary

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lines which we have to work within.

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So let's add some more information to that.

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Let's go back to our file explorer,

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and in here I have a shape file for parks.

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Maybe I want to know where all parks and public spaces.

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I'm going to select that.

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Drag and drop just as I did before.

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This type I'm going to tell it's a coverage area.

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And in the styles here, we have some pre-built ones

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we could do zoning.

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There's a pre-built one here with grass.

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I'm going to just select that one, hit, OK.

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On the sauce tab, I'm just going to drop it, and clip

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to model extent, and hit close and refresh.

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So I now know where are some parks, where some open space

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that surrounds my development.

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Let's continue with a couple more.

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We're going to look at the property boundary.

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So if someone gave us a boundary maybe a survey

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or gave you a shape file that's the boundary

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we want to work within.

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I'm going to drag and drop that went in as well.

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Let's drop it on the screen.

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Let's tell it this is a parcel.

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Let's give it a real style, maybe I

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want to get outside of this option

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go to parent here, project's site

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and for now we'll use thick white.

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White, OK.

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Let's make sure we drape that, and hit close and refresh.

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OK, so I now know that my project boundaries

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is that I have selected.

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OK, so it's easy to drag and drop.

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Now what about buildings?

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A lot of times you don't have buildings in there.

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You just have a flat canvas.

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You want to add some sustenance to this model.

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You can use a shape file as well for that.

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You can use a lot of different options,

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we're going to use a shape file.

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Let's go back to our data set.

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And in this case I have an SDF file and Autodesk SDF file.

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So maybe that was exported out of Civil 3D.

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I'm going to drop that in.

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I'm going to tell it in this case it's a building.

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We're going to drape it as well.

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We can give it a roof height.

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We can adjust that.

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We can give it a roof slope so maybe let's just put in 12.

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There are some styles here that we can do base color.

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It's going to get a random facade and a random roof color.

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So simply drug and drop it in there,

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give it a little bit of information.

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Close and refresh, and you can see that based on that,

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I now have these buildings within my model starting

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to look a little bit more realistic.

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And we can continue and add rows.

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We could add a lot of information.

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Do you see how just easy it is to bring in that information?

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Now something newer and InfraWorks we want to look at

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is adding an ArcGIS data source.

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So if you have ArcGIS online, you

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can simply add this connection.

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So I'm going to choose add ArcGIS data source from above,

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and it's going to log me into my existing ArcGIS online account,

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where based on my InfraWorks model

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it knows approximately where I am

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and what information I have for that.

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So in this case, I have some utilities here on the left,

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and I also have soils information for this site.

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I want to add those to my model so I

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can select numerous items here and then here

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at the bottom left choose add to my design project.

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And it may take a moment to add that information,

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but you can see that I now have soils information for my site

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and all the surrounding sites, which

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allows me to do further analysis on my development parcel

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to make sure it's the right site for me.